Hornby Northern Railways 2 Car Class 156 100 Years The Royal Air Force ref: R3772

Offering a superb NEW 00 gauge example locomotive especially developed by Hornby Railways as part of their latest DCC Series. This box set is the Hornby Northern Railways 2 Car Class 156, 100 Years The Royal Air Force ref: R3772

This set is complete in every respect which includes factory packaging, instructions, service sheet and accessories .

The British Rail Class 156 “Super-Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit (DMU). A hundred and fourteen of these units were built from 1987 to 1989 by Metro-Cammell (now owned by Alstom) at their Washington Heath Works in Birmingham. They were built to replace elderly First Generation “Heritage” DMUs and locomotive-hauled passenger trains.

The Class 156s were all built as two-car sets, each set comprising a pair of driving motor units. The Class 156 can achieve a top speed of 75 mph (121 km/h)